To Gel or Not to Gel

To gel or not to gel: correlating molecular gelation with solvent parameters.

Rational design of small molecular gelators is an elusive and herculean task, despite the rapidly growing body of literature devoted to such gels over the past decade. The process of self-assembly, in molecular gels, is intricate and must balance parameters influencing solubility and those contrasting forces that govern epitaxial growth into axially symmetric elongated aggregates. Although the ...

Introduction to Sol-Gel

Folic Acid Supplementation: to Advise or not to Advise?

Nuclear Transport: Beginning to Gel?

The massive nuclear pore complex mediates nucleocytoplasmic traffic ranging from a single histone to a viral genome. To date, dissecting mechanism has been more an exercise in prediction than biochemical certainty. A recent study combines recombinant proteins with nuclei reconstituted in vitro to test predictions in a startlingly productive manner.

Feasibility * of * Gel * Electrophoresis * to *

4) Briefly describe any new skills you acquired during your summer research: Over the course of the summer, I have learned to optimize many facets of the gel electrophoresis method. I have optimized the construction of a low cost electrophoresis chamber, various tendon cutting techniques, run times, voltage levels, electrode material, and gel analysis techniques. I have also been taught to opti...